Gijang-gun Submits Proposal for Establishing a Graduate School of Radiation Medicine to Central Government Departments

Busan's Gijang-gun submitted a petition to the Ministry of Health and Welfare and the Ministry of Education over two days on the 4th and 5th to establish a medical graduate school specialized in radiation.

The petition emphasized the necessity and justification for establishing a 7-year radiation medical graduate school to nurture doctors and scientists, given that the world's top-level radiation medical facilities are concentrated in the single area of Gijang-gun.

Additionally, the petition reflected the earnest desire of Gijang residents for the establishment of the radiation medical graduate school for regional development, with signatures from Jeong Jong-bok, the head of Gijang-gun, Park Woo-sik, chairman of the Gijang-gun Council, all council members, and representatives of local residents.

A bird's-eye view of the Southeast Radiation Medical Science Industrial Complex, where the Radiation Medicine Specialist Academy will be established.

Gijang-gun emphasized that the site for educational facilities within the ‘Southeast Radiation Medical and Science General Industrial Complex’ has already been secured, and that it is a world-class region equipped with advanced radiation medical specialized hospitals, treatment facilities, and utilization facilities, including the Southeast Regional Nuclear Medicine Institute, medical heavy ion accelerators, and export-oriented new research reactors.

It further stated that the establishment of a radiation medical graduate school is essential at the national level as well.

Jeong Jong-bok, the head of the county, said, “Gijang-gun is the optimal location for establishing a radiation medical graduate school, with the world's top-level advanced radiation medical facilities concentrated here.”

He added, “To increase the utilization of these national research facilities and foster related industries, the establishment of a radiation medical graduate school is absolutely necessary. Based on this, we will build Busan into a global cancer treatment hub.”

On the 28th, Gijang-gun signed a memorandum of understanding with Pukyong National University to mutually cooperate in establishing the radiation medical graduate school.

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